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McCullin – turning the camera onto the photographer
Don McCullin rightly deserves his now often awarded prefix as “ the greatest living war photographer in the world” having produced masterful work covering many wars and being able, through means of his photography, to open the eyes of the public to insane events taking place on the planet that we all share. … Read entire article »
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Documentaries at the London Lift-Off Film Festival 2012
We’re one day late due to the hectic week at IDFA but nonetheless we would like to draw your attention to the London Lift-Off Film Festival which is currently taking place in London. … Read entire article »
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DG writer presents short documentary at IDFA
A few months ago IDFA and the DocNext Network placed a call to young Dutch do-it-yourself filmmakers to send in their documentary shorts focussing on the theme of Local Heroes. … Read entire article »
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The Queen of Versailles
What can go wrong when you try to build the largest house in the world on the eve of the financial crisis? Director Lauren Greenfield takes us behind the scenes of the mad Siegel household, an American extravagant billionaire who is on the verge of losing everything he’s got, including his privately owned real sized copy of Versailles. … Read entire article »
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Hot Docs announces People’s Choice award
After announcing the ten winners of the festival awards during the last weekend Canadian doc fest it was time for the audience to pick their winner. We’re happy to announce that they picked a documentary which has just been purchased by Dogwoof and will therefor hit UK screens soon; Jeff Orlowski’s Chasing Ice. … Read entire article »
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Interactive documentaries: The next level
The popularity of the documentary film increased immensely over the past decade, which is partly due to the use of more interactive technology. Innovative media play a crucial role in allowing audiences to interact and place stories in a social context. Yuliya Yegorova shows how we can take this concept one step further and use interactive documentaries as a tool for social activism. … Read entire article »
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Cinema embraces interactive media: Curzon Memories App
It isn’t just filmmakers who can engage their audience by using interactive technology, cinemas can do too, as the Curzon Cinema in Clevedon proved yesterday at i-Docs 2012 in Bristol, where they presented a new app which allows visitors to take a trip down memory lane and explore the cinema’s hundred year history. … Read entire article »
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